The Legend of the Stranger

It was early morn, when the sun broke through And it woke me from that place There was danger there, there was a smell I knew They could see it on my face Draw the horses now, get the rifles out Level everything in sight I'm the stranger that they heard about Gonna make the wrongs go right I'm a vengence on the loose A defender of the truth Well we rode all day, to that border town Till we reached that drinking hole And the badge he wore, may have got him crowned But I'm not speaking espanoil Yeah he had his way, so many times All the women he had burned But I'm here to show that for all those crimes There's a lesson to be learned I'm a vengence on the loose A defender of the... Well he smelled of beer, not an ounce of fear He was feeling oh so smug But he dropped the smirk, when grabbed his shirt And I told him what he'd done His time was up I had enough He was worried, I could tell Come to Jesus time Cause you know that I Got a one way trip to hell I'm a vengence on the loose A defender of the truth He was far from brave When he found his grave A petty little man And the people bowed And cheered aloud As the stranger left their land I'm a vengence on the loose A defender of the truth